A wedding that will see flowers replace monetary 'shagun', dowry

The family and relatives of an activist of save the girl child campaign won't accept any customary "shagun" (gift) and dowry from the bride's parents on his wedding.

Sabrina and Jeter to wed

The Warwick Valley Humane Society is delighted to announce the upcoming wedding of Jeter and Sabrina, two 14-year-old Jack Russell Terriers currently both of Warwick. The ceremony is to take place at Fetch Bar & Grill on Main Street in Warwick on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m., with a cocktail reception to follow. All animal lovers are invited to join in the celebration. Due to their state of ...

Boyfriend Tugs At Heartstrings From A Very Long Distance

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Cole," and I have been together since college -- several years now. We have a loving relationship, but the problem is distance. My job sometimes requires me to take short-term (two- to five-month) contracts in other cities and overseas.Even though it is difficult to be apart, I handle long-distance relationships relatively well while Cole does not. This began in college ...

Community Calendar

FEB. 4 Rose seminar at Bamboo Farm 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 4 at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road.

Precious Metals Market Comments

Gold Settles $5.50 Higher Today ... ($1732.20 for the week)..... This week the February Gold Futures market traded a very choppy and volatile $73.80 range. The week's low was $1661.00 with a high of $1734.80. Since January 3rd ($1600.50 settlement) the February Gold contract has rallied $131.70...